New York Assembly Bill 5695 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-04-20 - enacting clause stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the administration of any ultrasound upon a pregnant woman shall only be performed pursuant to an order or a referral therefor by a physician, physician assistant, specialist assistant, nurse practitioner or midwife; prohibits issuance of such referrals and orders for entertainment purposes or any other purpose which is not warranted by the condition of the patient; violation of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor, professional misconduct, grounds for investigation by the education department and prosecution by the attorney general, and grounds for a cease and desist order.

Provides that the administration of any ultrasound upon a pregnant woman shall only be performed pursuant to an order or a referral therefor by a physician, physician assistant, specialist assistant, nurse practitioner or midwife; prohibits issuance of such referrals and orders for entertainment purposes or any other purpose which is not warranted by the condition of the patient; violation of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor, professional misconduct, grounds for investigation by the education department and prosecution by the attorney general, and grounds for a cease and desist order.

Asm. Darryl Towns [D]

Asm. Eric Stevenson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-20	Assembly	enacting clause stricken
2011-02-25	Assembly	referred to higher education

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05695&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05695&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A05695